Transitional Companies

I have written about Academy Companies in the past. These are organizations with seasoned people processes and systems, permeated through the ranks and files of the organization. An active training ground for the masses at their helm.

I wondered if there are non-Academy Companies? The so called Transitional Companies? The not so seasoned companies that always look up to these academy companies but never make it to their level, but have some how survived over the years... the unseen, the unknown, the unlamented ones... like Ogden Nash puts it in "The Silent Spectator".

There have to be! Life is about a balance. If there is good there must be evil, If there is great there must be good, if there is academy there must be transitional!

I came across just such an organization. These are the kinds of organizations where folks join to change their function, geography, etc. that could not be made in the Academy world on account of the relative rigidity of the processes and systems. These organizations are more than startup companies with a reputation and a brand name but significantly short of Tom Peters’, "Wow Factor" that the academy companies project.